Sarantuya

Sarantuya (Mongolian: Батмөнхийн Сарантуяа; born on April 20, 1970, Ulaanbaatar), known simply as Saraa, is a Mongolian mezzo soprano singer who has been a major figure in the pop music scene of the Mongol races since the late 1980s. She is still very popular among the Mongolian population as of the queen of the Mongolian pop music. Saraa is the highest-selling Mongolian artist of all time. She has quite a number of hits under her name such as "Torson odriin bayar", "Bi jargaltai", "Argagui amrag" just to name a few.

Biography

Sarantuya's mother is of Yakut descent. Sarantuya started off singing in a small band called "Mungun Harandaa" (trans. Silver Pencil)

Personal life

Saraa is single and has two children: a son and a daughter. At some point, she got a lot of headlines by marrying a somewhat popular figure - Boldkhuyag, then Golomt Bank executive

Discography

Title	Year
Зүүдний говь	1993
Инээмтгий хүн	1994
Аргагүй амраг	1996
Миний дуу (cassette)	1997
Эгэл сэтгэл	1998
Хайрын зөрлөг	2000
Тэгвэл хоёулаа (children`s songs)	2001
Saraa De Mооn	2002
Би жаргалтай — 2CD	2003
Шинэ жилийн аялгуу	2004
Өнөөдөр ирсэн дурлал	2007
Төрсөн өдрийн аялгуу	2009
Аргагүй Монгол аялгуу	2011

Awards

Sarantuya, known as the "Pop Diva", was named the "Singer of the Century" - an unprecedented honour ever bestowed upon an artist in the country's history. She also received numerous awards one of which is "Best Artist" from Pentatonic, a mainstream music festival held annually.